The Libya's compagny General National Maritime Transport Company (GNMTC) confirmed on June 30th ordering a large cruise ship to the shipyards of STX France (St-Nazaire, France).
Derived units of the Fantasia class, built for MSC Cruises, the ship future display gauge 139 400 tons and measure 333 meters long and 38 meters wide. It will have 1,739 cabins for passengers and 732 cabins for the crew. After cutting the first sheet, expected this fall, delivering the "X32", whose cost is estimated at more than 500 million euros, due in December 2012.